NBA TV's Steve Smith put LeBron James on the spot with the now-viral "Mount Rushmore" question. James answered the follow-up honestly: He said he should be on pro hoops' mythical monument after he retires because "I'm going to be one of the top four who has ever played this game, for sure."

We just wish James had gone the extra step and said who among his four current picks — Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Oscar Robertson — would "get bumped" in favor of him.

If you agree with James that Jordan, Bird and Johnson are the "easy three" to be displayed (and, of course, that's up for debate, too), then the focus goes to Robertson. But, wow, it would be tough to dislodge a guy who averaged a triple-double for a season and averaged 25, 9 and 7 for his career.

It would be even tougher once you consider the stat of win shares (a measure of how much a player contributes to team success). Robertson is seventh all time in win shares, as calculated by basketball-reference.com. Jordan is fourth.

That leaves Johnson vs. Bird. Magic is 23rd in win shares; Larry Legend is 25th. James is already 21st and likely to move up.